Delegation Heading to Pakistan for New Iran Peace Talks
A U.S. delegation is traveling to Pakistan this week to lay groundwork for fresh peace talks with Iran, aiming to revive a stalled nuclear agreement. President Trump has made clear that any deal must include the removal of Iran’s 60 percent‑enriched uranium, stored in three‑foot canisters beneath rubble. He argues the U.S. military possesses the engineering capacity to locate and extract the material, but acknowledges that the Department of Energy holds the requisite nuclear expertise. Trump’s remarks underscore a hard‑line stance: “We want the enriched uranium, whether it’s under rubble or not, removed.” Iranian officials, however, are expected to reject any U.S. troop presence on Iranian territory, preferring that Iranian workers conduct the excavation under IAEA and U.S. observation. The impasse over uranium access could derail the negotiations, prolong regional tensions, and complicate non‑proliferation efforts, making the Pakistan talks a critical test of diplomatic flexibility.
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